Grammar school entrance exams undermined by study showing how children learn
November 22, 2016
Independent:
A new psychological study has cast doubt both on the saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” and claims that entrance exams for selective schools can accurately determine a child’s “true potential”.
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They also found a greater effect of training on older adolescents than on their younger counterparts, according to a paper in the journal Psychological Science.
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, of University College London, who led the research, said: “Although adults and older adolescents benefited most from training in non-verbal reasoning, the average test score for adolescents aged 11-13 improved from 60 per cent to 70 per cent following three weeks of ten-minute online training sessions.
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